PA ReadyA fifth man has been charged in connection with an alleged petrol-bombing of a family home with a young child inside.
Police Scotland have arrested and charged a 23-year-old following the wilful fireraising at a property on Cumberland Road in Greenock, Inverclyde.
The incident happened on September 19 last year.
He is due to appear in Greenock Sheriff Court on Monday and a report is to be sent to the Procurator Fiscal.
Detective superintendent Gerry McBride said: “This is the fifth arrest and charge in connection with the incident at Cumberland Road and another significant development in our investigations into a number of fireraisings in the area.
“Inquiries remain ongoing and I would continue to urge anyone with information to contact police.”
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